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Gender and Nature: A Psychological Analysis of Ecofeminist Theory 1
Author(s) -
Wang Alvin Y.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - social dominance orientation , authoritarianism , patriarchy , psychology , social psychology , ecofeminism , dominance (genetics) , premise , anthropocentrism , sociology , epistemology , gender studies , democracy , politics , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , political science , gene , law , biology
For ecofeminists, the logic of domination (Warren, 1990) subserves the interconnected oppressions of patriarchy (i.e., sexism) and the anthropocentric domination of nature (i.e., naturism). Given this premise, it was hypothesized that interconnections would be found across instruments that assessed the following constructs: right‐wing authoritarianism, attitudes toward women, social‐dominance orientation, and attitudes toward the environment. As predicted, a correlation was found between attitudes toward women and the environment. Regression analyses indicate that authoritarianism reliably predicted sexism in men and women. Authoritarianism also predicted naturism in women. These results are interpreted as an initial rapprochement between psychology and the ecofeminism framework delineating the social attitudes that are inherent in the oppressive systems of sexism and naturism.